Tuesday Morning Random Thoughts

I haven't been blogging as much as I wanted recently (i.e. internet was down at home last night for some reason) so I have a lot of thoughts and not a lot of time to expound on them. Without further ado:

• College football this weekend! I am very excited for college football this season. For once, I have high expectations for my favorite team (the Pitt Panthers). I have season tickets but only will be able to go to 3-4 of the games. Anyway, I am looking forward to seeing Shady, Romeus, Billy Stull, McKillop, and the rest of the boyz taking the Big East by storm!
• I am also traveling to St. Louis this weekend for the best matchup of Week 1 - Mizzou v. Illinois. Colin is a Mizzou grad, so I will be donning Tiger black and gold.
• The Olympics were awesome, but something needs to be kept in perspective about China's performance. Besides the fact that they were cheating, the home team always does well in events like this (look at soccer's World Cup for proof). China's swimmers, gymnasts, etc. will have a tougher go when they have to travel across 7 time zones in London for the 2012 games. They won't come near 51 golds again; that's a prediction you can take to the bank. Although they will still dominate diving.
• This is the first time since I was about 4 years old that I haven't been in school for the fall semester. Very weird feeling.
• I will have my fall TV preview at some point soon, but the CW gets things started early with fall premieres next week (starting Labor Day). Gossip Girl is one to watch, and I'm intrigued by the 90210 relaunch.
• Joe Biden? Good guy. Evangelicals will find his position on abortion pretty acceptable, for a Democrat. However, he's not the candidate to woo me over to the Obama camp. I am still an undecided voter for the fall election. Obama and McCain have strengths and weaknesses. McCain is hindered by the 2nd Bush term, which may go down as one of the worst presidential terms of all time (it was much worse than the first term). The Republicans don't deserve the White House, but the Democrats haven't proven that they do either.
• By the way, I am a 100% full supporter of the Electoral College. It gets a bad name in American politics, but is extremely necessary. If you wanna know why, we can discuss it.
• I have been listening to the Beatles a lot recently. I bought Sgt. Peppers back in March, and instantly loved it. It's a great album. I recently purchased both Rubber Soul and Abbey Road. Abbey Road is phenomenal; the first six songs are always stuck in my head (in order: Come Together, Something, Maxwell's Silver Hammer, Oh! Darling, Octopus' Garden, I Want You). Rubber Soul I don't like nearly as much. I like Drive My Car (probably because of the image of Danny Tanner leading the family in a rendition of it), In My Life is good, but I just don't think it compares to the others I've mentioned. Next on the list for purchase is either Revolver or The White Album. Any suggestions?